Madam Chair, I understand that my colleague is trying to defend the minister. She is perfectly capable of answering for herself.
I urge you to give us some leeway for a very simple reason.
Bill C‑4 talks about eliminating the consumer carbon tax. That was an integral part of the government's climate change strategy. If we, the members of the committee, have to make decisions, in a clause-by-clause study of Bill C‑4, we need to know the government's intentions on major projects that it describes as “national”, on pipelines, on other energy policies and on the operation of other policies.
How can committee members vote on Bill C‑4, which is part of a larger puzzle, without being able to ask about the other pieces?
Therefore, I would invite my colleague to sit in his chair and listen to the minister, who is excellent today, answer. I also invite him to let the opposition members ask their questions.